Whilst some Pandit organisations such as
Panun Kashmir etc. have accused Kashmiri Muslims of genocide and mass-rape, during the times of exodus,
[94] authors have labeled the claims as "exaggerated".
[94] Scholars Mridu Rai
[95] and A. Evans
[96] have outright rejected the claims of genocide.
Some scholars have also accused the Indian state and Media of utilizing the experience of Pandits as a tool of propaganda.
[97] In February 1993, a notable Indian magazine launched an investigation upon a list of 23 shrines provided by
Bharatiya Janata Party and found that the claims of alleged desecration of scores of Hindu shrines in Kashmir, widely perpetuated by the Indian media and right-wing Hindu politicians, were "false".
[98][96]
Further, whilst significantly higher figures of death, in thousands, have been reported by certain Pandit-organisations, scholars have rejected the claims, instead choosing to roughly rely upon the official figures.
[96] According to the government of Jammu and Kashmir 219 Kashmiri Pandits were killed and 24,202 families migrated out of the valley